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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1949
Page
2
A Texas House Joint Resolution proposes amending Article III to allow creation of hospital districts by law with statewide support, subject to voter approval in each district. It sets ballot language for November and requires gubernatorial proclamation and publication as required by law.
The first bale of cotton for Clarkson was produced by Fritz Steeboer at the Matyastik gin in Clarkson on Tuesday August 2. The bale sold a week earlier than the first bale in the market, price 126 percent. The second bale of the season followed.
Funeral services for J. D. Baskin a Cameron native were set for 2 30 p m at First Baptist Church Cameron with Rev P R Corkern conducting and interment at Little River Baptist Church cemetery Jones Prairie. Baskin died in a San Antonio veterans hospital at 10 pm Thursday August 11 after a long illness.
A. W. Burnett Sr. of Reade 3 Cameron is improving after hospitalization at St. Edwards Hospital and has returned home.
The Corner Cafe at North Central Avenue and East Main Street is sold to Floyd Staley and Preston Lewis. Staley, a war veteran and experienced cafe man, will run the business. Lewis, of Waco, will be here on weekends and is Staley’s brother in law. Sale by Ray Thompson and Coy Arnedge announced in Daily Midget.
T. J. O'Neill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray O'Neill, has come home from a two month Naval cruise in Panama waters. About 13,500 ROTC students made the trip and will return to Texas University for the Pall term.
Mr and Mrs Clay Phipps of Ace um spent their vacation visiting relatives in Austin and Jones Prairie.
Funeral services for C. E. Dunlap, 77, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 13, in the Chapel of the Green Funeral Home in Cameron. He died in Houston at 2 p.m. Thursday after extended illness. Survivors include his widow, Josie Dunlap of Houston, and the family had lived in Cameron before moving to Houston four years ago. The body arrives in Cameron Friday afternoon and will lie in state at the Green Funeral Home until the funeral. Rev. P. A. Corkern of First Baptist Church will conduct the service with interment in the old city cemetery on the river road.
Mrs Preston Tyler of Route 3 Cameron is among patients staying at Newton Memorial Hospital.
The slate lists September 9 West at Cameron, September 16 Caldwell at Cameron, September 23 Cameron at Brenham, September 30 Georgetown at Cameron, October 7 Waco Tech at Cameron, October 14 Taylor at Cameron, October 21 Killeen at Killeen, October 28 open, November 4 Belton at Belton, November 11 Rosebud at Rosebud.
Miss Vera Fisher, county treasurer, returned from a vacation trip to Kermit and New Mexico. She spent time at Carlsbad Caverns during her visit and enjoyed the sights and hospitality of friends in Kermit.
Anna Lou Baker and her brother Charlie of Houston visit Mrs. Minnie Baker and relatives in Cameron and Hearne this week, sharing time with family and friends.
The Herald notes long standing reader loyalty as many subscribers renew year after year, numbering into decades of interest and support. The piece highlights ongoing commitment and the durability of the newspaper’s subscriber base.
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